News and Events

  1. 7 Jun 2023

    Leicester City rated best in the region to live and work

    Leicester has been ranked as the top city in the East Midlands to live and work as part of an influential nationwide industry report. The city scored above the UK average in a range of areas looking at its economic growth, skills, work-life balance and other measures. The findings come…
  2. 7 Jun 2023

    £58M investment will see Walkers become one of the biggest crisp factories in the world

    Investment in Leicester factory will create 100 new jobs and make operations greener.  Walkers crisps said it is upgrading production facilities at one of the world’s biggest crisp factories through a £58 million investment. The crisp giant said the upgrade at its main Leicester site would also lead to 100…
  3. 30 May 2023

    Zero carbon Innovation Centre gets Green Light

    Major new plans for a multi-million pound East Midlands zero carbon innovation centre – aiming to transform cutting edge green research into commercial products – have been unveiled by East Midlands Freeport. Today (Thursday), the UK’s only inland Freeport also revealed it has attracted £150m of investment, signed off over…
  4. 25 Apr 2023

    Leicester’s Gresham Works celebrates first anniversary

    Businesses can find out more about city centre commercial workplace at free open day on 26 April 2023 Gresham Works, the Leicester city centre hub for serviced offices, flexible coworking and meeting spaces, is celebrating its first anniversary in April 2023. As of early February 2023, Gresham Works is…
  5. 4 Apr 2023

    A vision for strategic growth across Leicestershire

    Leicestershire offers huge potential for employment and residential growth that will support our current and future businesses and residents. The Lutterworth East site has been identified as a key employment and housing area and will include green space, primary schools and create around 6,300 jobs. The scheme proposes 2,750 new…
  6. 4 Apr 2023

    A £25.9 billion economy and the largest in the East Midlands

    A £25.9 billion economy and the largest in the East Midlands If you’re looking to expand or relocate your business, Leicester & Leicestershire offers an attractive commercial location with a healthy pipeline of over 40 investable opportunities. A combination of outstanding road, rail, and air links, a talented workforce,…
  7. 4 Apr 2023

    Visit Leicester launches a new service to boost visitor numbers

    Tourism Organisation Visit Leicester launches a new service to boost overnight stays and visitor numbers in the city and county. Visit Leicester has confirmed a partnership with Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB) and Simpleview which includes the likes of Booking.com and Expedia. The partnership will allow customers to book…
  8. 24 Mar 2023

    Leicester Space Park boosts economy by £89m

    An economic impact assessment of the space research and development campus has been carried out to mark the anniversary of its opening in March 2022. The calculation represents the impact of 607 jobs whose employment is supported by the pioneering space hub, that builds on the University of Leicester long-established…
  9. 20 Mar 2023

    Countdown begins for expansion of Dock innovation hub at Space City Leicester

    WORK is set to begin on an ambitious expansion of an innovative workspace development for high-tech industries at the heart of Space City Leicester. Leicester City Council will be working with Leicester firm Brackley Property Developments Ltd to expand its existing Dock and Dock 2 workspace hub with two new…